College of Agro-Biological Resource Sciences

Course

Biological Sciences for Agriculture and Forestry

Students study the various properties of Agro-biological resources from the individual molecule up to substance and ecosystem level, based on biology and life sciences. Our students gain knowledge of the theory and technology for sustainable food production and the preservation and maintenance of ecosystems.

Crop Science / Olericulture and Floriculture / Pomology and Postharvest Physiology of Fruit / Plant Genetics and Breeding / Animal Science / Crop-production Systems / Forest Ecotopology / Conservation of Regional Resources / Plant Parasitic Mycology / Applied Entomology and Zoology / Applied Science of Food Resources / Metabolic Network Biology / Plant Molecular Biology

Advanced Life Sciences

Students study various functions of living substances from individual substances down to the cell, gene and molecular level based on chemistry and life sciences. It is aimed at fostering people who may become leaders in the fields of medicine, food production, agriculture, the environment, etc.

Plant Biochemistry / Natural Product Chemistry / Environmental Soil Chemistry / Environmental Plant Biochemistry / Phytochemistry / Insect Semiochemicals / Analysis of Bioactive Compounds / Genomic Biology / Biology for Gene Regulation / Science for Food Functions / Functional Foods and Food Chemistry / Molecular and Developmental Biology / Applied Microbiology / Ecological Molecular Microbiology / Industrial Microbiology and Bioresource Science / Genetic Resource Science and Technology / Bioreaction Engineering / Cell Cultivation Engineering / Biomimetic Chemistry / Environmental Molecular Microbiology / Molecular Microbial Bioengineering

Environmental Engineering

Based on engineering, students study the theory and technology for the efficient use of the earth resources such as water, food, forests and land. This course aims to foster people who are able to contribute to the fields of food, the environment, and the existence and well-being of humans.

Wildland Planning and Wildlife Management / Watershed Management / Water Resources Management Engineering / Colloid Lab. in Aquatic and Soil Environment / Bioproduction and Machinery / Bio-Resource System Analysis Engineering / Paper Device and Eco-friendly Material Sciences / Wood Materials Engineering / Chemistry of Bio-materials / Aquatic Eco-Engineering / Biological Material Cycles / Laboratory of Bioresource Process Engineering / Agri-Food Process Engineering / Food Resource Engineering

Agriculture and Forestry Social Sciences

Based on economics and sociology, students study the mechanisms of production, distribution and consumption and business marketing regarding agriculture, forestry and fisheries in Japan as well as developed and developing countries. This course aims to foster personnel who may become leaders in the fields of rural development, environmental preservation and international relations

Agricultural and Bioresource Economics / Resource Management and Development Studies / Farm Business and Agribusiness Management / Rural Sociology and Agricultural History / Forest Resource Economics / Forest Resources Sociology